ARGENTINA 1978

First round

Group 1
Team

Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD

Italy

3 0 0

+4

Argentina

2 0 1

+1

France

1 0 2

Hungary

0 0 3

-5

June 2, 1978
13:45

Italy
Rossi 29'
Zaccarelli 54'

June 2, 1978
19:15

Argentina
Luque 14'
Bertoni 83'

June 6, 1978
13:45

Italy
Rossi 34'
Bettega 35'
Benetti 61'

June 6, 1978
19:15

June 10, 1978

(13:45)[1]

Argentina

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21
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31
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21

Passarella 45' pen

Luque 73'

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France

31

Lopez 23'
Berdoll 38'
Rocheteau 42'

June 10, 1978

19:15

21

Argentina

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01
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Group 2
Team

Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD

France
Lacombe 1'

Hungary
Csap 9'

Hungary
A. Tth 81' pen

France
Platini 60'

Hungary
Zombori 41'

Italy
Bettega 67'

Mar del Plata, Estadio Jos Maria

Minella
Ref: Rainea (Romania)
Attendance: 38,100
Buenos Aires, Estadio
Monumental
Ref: Garrido (Portugal)
Attendance: 71,615
Mar del Plata, Estadio Jos Maria
Minella
Ref: Barreto (Uruguay)
Attendance: 26,533
Buenos Aires, Estadio
Monumental
Ref: Dubach (Switzerland)
Attendance: 71,666
Mar del Plata, Estadio Jos Maria
Minella
Ref: Coelho (Brazil)
Attendance: 23,127
Buenos Aires, Estadio
Monumental
Ref: Klein (Israel)
Attendance: 71,712

Poland

2 1 0

+3

West Germany

1 2 0

+6

Tunisia

1 1 1

+1

Mexico

0 0 3

12 -10

June 1, 1978
15:00

West Germany

00

Poland

Buenos Aires, Estadio

Monumental
Ref: Coerezza (Argentina)
Attendance: 67,579

Mexico

Rosario, Estadio Gigante de

Arroyito
Ref: Gordon (Scotland)
Attendance: 17,396

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June 2, 1978
16:45

31

Tunisia
Kaabi 55'
Ghommidh 79'
Dhouib 87'

June 6, 1978
16:45

West Germany

60

D. Mller 15'
H. Mller 30'
Rummenigge 38', 73'
Flohe 44', 89'

June 6, 1978
16:45

Vzquez Ayala 45' pen

Mexico

Crdoba, Estadio Chateau

Carreras
Ref: Bouzo (Syria)
Attendance: 35,258

Tunisia

Rosario, Estadio Gigante de

Arroyito
Ref: Martnez (Spain)
Attendance: 9,624

Tunisia

Crdoba, Estadio Olmpico

Chateau Carreras
Ref: Orosco (Peru)
Attendance: 30,667

Mexico

Rosario, Estadio Gigante de

Arroyito
Ref: Namdar (Iran)
Attendance: 22,651

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Poland

10

Lato 43'

June 10, 1978

16:45

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West Germany

00
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June 10, 1978

16:45

Poland

31

Boniek 43', 84'

Deyna 56'

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Group 3
Team

Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD

Austria

2 0 1

+1

Brazil

1 2 0

+1

Rangel 52'

Spain

1 1 1

Sweden

0 1 2

-2

June 3, 1978
13:45

Austria

21

Schachner 9'
Krankl 76'

June 3, 1978
13:45

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Brazil

11

Reinaldo 45'

June 7, 1978
13:45

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Austria

10

Krankl 42' pen

June 7, 1978
13:45

Spain
Dani 21'

Sweden
Sjberg 37'

00

Buenos Aires, Estadio Jos

Amalfitani
Ref: Corver (Netherlands)
Attendance: 41,424

Spain

Mar del Plata, Estadio Jos Maria

Minella
Ref: Gonella (Italy)
Attendance: 34,771

Sweden

Buenos Aires, Estadio Jos

Amalfitani
Ref: Biwersi (West Germany)
Attendance: 46,765

Austria

Mar del Plata, Estadio Jos Maria

Minella
Ref: Wurtz (France)
Attendance: 35,221

(Report)

June 11, 1978

13:45

Spain

10

Asensi 75'

June 11, 1978

13:45

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Brazil

10

Roberto Dinamite 40'

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Group 4
Team

Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD

Peru

2 1 0

+5

Netherlands

1 1 1

+2

Scotland

1 1 1

-1

Mar del Plata, Estadio Jos Maria

Minella
Ref: Thomas (Wales)
Attendance: 32,569

Sweden

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Brazil

Buenos Aires, Estadio Jos

Amalfitani
Ref: Palotai (Hungary)
Attendance: 40,841

Iran

June 3, 1978
16:45

June 3, 1978
16:45

0 1 2

Peru

31

Cueto 43'
Cubillas 72', 77'

(Report)

11

Iran

(Report)

Danaeifard 60'

Crdoba, Estadio Chateau

Carreras
Ref: N'Diaye (Senegal)
Attendance: 7,938

00

Peru

Mendoza, Estadio Ciudad de

Mendoza
Ref: Prokop (East Germany)
Attendance: 28,125

Iran

Crdoba, Estadio Chateau

Carreras
Ref: Jrguz (Poland)
Attendance: 21,262

(Report)

Scotland
Eskandarian 43' (own goal)

June 7, 1978
16:45

Netherlands

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June 11, 1978

16:45

Peru

41

Velsquez 2'
Cubillas 36' pen, 39' pen, 79'

June 11, 1978

16:45

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Scotland

32

Dalglish 44'
Gemmill 47' pen, 68'

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Second Group Round

Group A
Team

Crdoba, Estadio Chateau

Carreras
Ref: Eriksson (Sweden)
Attendance: 37,927
Mendoza, Estadio Ciudad de
Mendoza
Ref: Archunda (Mexico)
Attendance: 33,431

30

Rensenbrink 40' pen, 62', 79' pen

Scotland
Jordan 14'

Iran

Netherlands

June 7, 1978
16:45

-6

Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD

Netherlands

2 1 0

+5

Italy

1 1 1

West Germany

0 2 1

-1

Austria

1 0 2

-4

Rowshan 41'

Netherlands
Rensenbrink 34' pen
Rep 71'

Mendoza, Estadio Ciudad de

Mendoza
Ref: Linemayr (Austria)
Attendance: 35,130

June 14, 1978

13:45

Netherlands

51

Brandts 6'
Rensenbrink 35' pen
Rep 36', 53'
W. van de Kerkhof 82'

June 14, 1978

13:45

Austria

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Obermayer 79'

00

Italy

Buenos Aires, Estadio

Monumental
Ref: Maksimovi (Yugoslavia)
Attendance: 67,547

Netherlands

Crdoba, Estadio Chateau

Carreras
Ref: Gordon (Scotland)
Attendance: 25,050

West Germany

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June 18, 1978

16:45

West Germany

22

Abramczik 3'
D. Mller 70'

June 18, 1978

16:45

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Italy

10

Rossi 14'

June 21, 1978

13:45

June 21, 1978

13:45

32

Austria

Buenos Aires, Estadio

Monumental
Ref: Rion (Belgium)
Attendance: 66,695

West Germany

Crdoba, Estadio Chateau

Carreras
Ref: Klein (Israel)
Attendance: 38,318

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Rummenigge 19'
Hlzenbein 72'

21

Italy

Netherlands
Brandts 50'
Haan 75'

Haan 27'
R. van de Kerkhof 84'

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Austria
Vogts 59' (own goal)
Krankl 66', 87'

Crdoba, Estadio Chateau

Carreras
Ref: Gordon (Scotland)
Attendance: 25,050

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Brandts 18' (own goal)

Buenos Aires, Estadio

Monumental
Ref: Martinez (Spain)
Attendance: 67,433

Group B
Team

Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD

Argentina

2 1 0

+8

Brazil

2 1 0

+5

Poland

1 0 2

-3

Peru

0 0 3

10 -10

June 14, 1978

16:45

Brazil
Dirceu 15', 28'
Zico 73' pen

30
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Peru

Mendoza, Estadio Ciudad de

Mendoza
Ref: Rainea (Romania)
Attendance: 31,278

June 14, 1978

19:15

Argentina
Kempes 16', 71'

June 18, 1978

13:45

Poland
Szarmach 65'

June 18, 1978

19:15

Argentina

20

Poland

Rosario, Estadio Gigante de

Arroyito
Ref: Eriksson (Sweden)
Attendance: 37,091

Peru

Mendoza, Estadio Ciudad de

Mendoza
Ref: Partridge (England)
Attendance: 35,288

Brazil

Rosario, Estadio Gigante de

Arroyito
Ref: Palotai (Hungary)
Attendance: 37,326

Poland

Mendoza, Estadio Ciudad de

Mendoza
Ref: Cavanna (Chile)
Attendance: 39,586

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10
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00
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June 21, 1978

16:45

Brazil
Nelinho 12'
Roberto Dinamite 57', 63'

June 21, 1978

19:15

Argentina
Kempes 21', 46'
Tarantini 43'
Luque 50', 72'
Houseman 67'

31
(Report)

60

Lato 45'

Peru

Rosario, Estadio Gigante de

Arroyito
Ref: Wurtz (France)
Attendance: 37,315

Italy

Buenos Aires, Estadio

Monumental
Ref: Klein (Israel)
Attendance: 69,659

(Report)

Third place match

June 24, 1978
15:00

Brazil
Nelinho 64'
Dirceu 72'

21
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Causio 38'

Final
June 25, 1978
15:00

Netherlands
Nanninga 82'

13 (AET)
(Report)

Buenos Aires, Estadio

Monumental
Ref: Gonella (Italy)
Attendance: 71,483

Argentina
Kempes 38', 105'
Bertoni 116'

Awards
1978 World Cup Winners

Argentina
First title
FIFA Fair Play Trophy:
Argentina

Scorers
6 goals

2 goals

Kroly Csap

Mario Kempes

5 goals

Rob Rensenbrink
Tefilo Cubillas

4 goals

Leopoldo Luque
Hans Krankl

3 goals

Dirceu
Roberto Dinamite
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
Paolo Rossi

Johnny Rep

Daniel Bertoni
Nelinho
Heinz Flohe
Dieter Mller
Roberto Bettega
Ernie Brandts
Arie Haan
Zbigniew Boniek
Grzegorz Lato
Archie Gemmill

1 goal

Ren Houseman
Daniel Passarella
Alberto Tarantini
Erich Obermayer
Walter Schachner
Reinaldo
Zico
Marc Berdoll
Bernard Lacombe
Christian Lopez
Michel Platini
Dominique Rocheteau
Rdiger Abramczik
Bernd Hlzenbein
Hansi Mller

Andrs Tth
Sndor Zombori
Iraj Danaeifard
Hassan Rowshan
Romeo Benetti
Franco Causio
Renato Zaccarelli
Vctor Rangel
Arturo Vzquez Ayala
Dick Nanninga
Ren van de Kerkhof
Willy van de Kerkhof
Csar Cueto
Jos Velsquez
Kazimierz Deyna
Andrzej Szarmach
Kenny Dalglish
Joe Jordan
Juan Manuel Asensi
Dani
Thomas Sjberg
Mokhtar Dhouib
Njib Ghommidh
Ali Kaabi

Own goals

Berti Vogts (for Austria)

Andranik Eskandarian (for
Scotland)

Ernie Brandts (for Italy)